Can i handle transfering to jhu?

Rvr22
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:49:05 +0000

Hello,
I will actually be transfering from a Community College in Virginia to a four year institute very soon after i fulfill my Associates in Business. And i was hoping someone can help me with 1 MAIN QUESTION that it comes down to…but let me give you little bit of my background…

In highschool i had a 2.0, and do have a learning disability as well as ADHD. I hate for these two things to stop me from doing anything in college. However, it DOES take me twice as much as others of studying time, to receive the grade i hope for.

Now at community college i have a 3.7 and also a officer of the rotaract. I have worked Verrry hard for my grades. That being said, after the first semester i learned the hard way that to get genuinly good teachers that UNDERSTAND my hard work i would have to look onto ratemyprofessor.com to search for the best teacher teaching the certain class. NOT because i wanted an easy teacher but because i needed to have a teacher that could SEE that i show up to class everyday on time and take my class seroiusly, but sometimes i just mess up on test no matter how much i studied.

Teachers that take into consideration, the students hard work. Rather than the class being based off of; a MIDTERM, FINAL and a PAPER. These classes NEVER worked for me so on the first day of class, even if i sensed that the teacher will be rather mean NOT flexible, i would drop the class ASAP, and i know im not the only one that would do so. I could typically tell how the teacher would be for the rest of the semester from the first day of class on out.

I NEED TEACHERS THAT CAN SEE MY HARDWORK!!!..Because for me in college that is what it comes downto…

NOW that you know where i come from (Not naturally smart)
…I have applied to a few different schools, Johns Hopkins University, George Mason University, George Washington, UCI.etc.

I would realllllllllllly love to attend Johns Hopkins University, but im basically, well… Scared!..im afraid i wont be able to handle it, i know i do have a 3.7 But i feel like that doenst mean anything. Because i was able to do so by finding professors that will work with me, even if i didnt get the best grade on a test, our grade would also be based on attentance, class participation, projects. etc…I was good with those!!!

Again i would reallllllly appreciate it if anyone could help me out. I have read a couple reviews on other websites from students that attend JHU, but they say it is not for everyone and im scared that, I am actually one of those people they refer to when they say not everyone can handle it…even though id love to attend JHU.

Any help?
thanks again!!!